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Book Recommendations From Public Librarians

Librarians spend a lot of time assessing materials and deciding which will be popular and important for their patrons. I enjoy looking at recommendation lists on public library websites all over the world. Here are some recent recommendations from NYC, Cincinnati, Boston, and Los Angeles libraries.
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100,000 First Bosses (Will Haskell)
100,000 First Bosses
1
Will Haskell
50 Things Kate Bush Taught Me About the Multiverse (Karyna McGlynn)
50 Things Kate Bush Taught Me About the Multiverse
2
Karyna McGlynn
8 Billion and Counting (Jennifer D. Sciubba)
8 Billion and Counting
3
Jennifer D. Sciubba
The Absolute Book (Elizabeth Knox)
The Absolute Book
4
Elizabeth Knox
Acrobat (Nabaneeta Dev Sen)
Acrobat
5
Nabaneeta Dev Sen
Africatown (Nick Tabor)
Africatown
6
Nick Tabor
Agent Josephine (Damien Lewis)
Agent Josephine
7
Damien Lewis
All Down Darkness Wide (Seán Hewitt)
All Down Darkness Wide
8
Seán Hewitt
Allah Is Not Obliged (Ahmadou Kourouma)
Allah Is Not Obliged
9
Ahmadou Kourouma
Also a Poet (Ada Calhoun)
Also a Poet
10
Ada Calhoun
Among the Almond Trees (Ḥusayn Jamīl Barghūthī)
Among the Almond Trees
11
Ḥusayn Jamīl Barghūthī
Amora: Stories (Natalia Borges Polesso)
Amora: Stories
12
Natalia Borges Polesso
The Angel of History (Rabih Alameddine)
The Angel of History
13
Rabih Alameddine
Annie John (Jamaica Kincaid)
Annie John
14
Jamaica Kincaid
As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow (Zoulfa Katouh)
As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow
15
Zoulfa Katouh
At Night All Blood Is Black (David Diop (Author), Anna Moschovakis (Translator))
At Night All Blood Is Black
16
David Diop (Author), Anna Moschovakis (Translator)
Aya (Marguerite Abouet)
Aya
17
Marguerite Abouet
Bangkok Wakes to Rain (Pitchaya Sudbanthad)
Bangkok Wakes to Rain
18
Pitchaya Sudbanthad
Because Our Fathers Lied (Craig McNamara)
Because Our Fathers Lied
19
Craig McNamara
The Beekeeper (Dunya Mikhail)
The Beekeeper
20
Dunya Mikhail
Beowulf: A New Translation (Maria Dahvana Headley)
Beowulf: A New Translation
21
Maria Dahvana Headley
Beruit Hellfire Society (Rawi Hage)
Beruit Hellfire Society
22
Rawi Hage
Bitch (Lucy Cooke)
Bitch
23
Lucy Cooke
Bitter (Akwaeke Emezi)
Bitter
24
Akwaeke Emezi
Bitter Orange Tree (Jokha Alharti)
Bitter Orange Tree
25
Jokha Alharti
Black Box (Shiori Ito)
Black Box
26
Shiori Ito
Black Leopard, Red Wolf (Marlon James)
Black Leopard, Red Wolf
27
Marlon James
Black Rock White City (A.S. Patric)
Black Rock White City
28
A.S. Patric
Black Water Sister (Zen Cho)
Black Water Sister
29
Zen Cho
Bloomsbury Girls (Natalie Jenner)
Bloomsbury Girls
30
Natalie Jenner
The Bone People (Keri Hulme)
The Bone People
31
Keri Hulme
The Book Eaters (Sunyi Dean)
The Book Eaters
32
Sunyi Dean
Born a Crime (Trevor Noah)
Born a Crime
33
Trevor Noah
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (William Kamkwamba)
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
34
William Kamkwamba
The Braid (Laetitia Colombani)
The Braid
35
Laetitia Colombani
Braiding Sweetgrass (Robin Wall Kimmerer)
Braiding Sweetgrass
36
Robin Wall Kimmerer
Breadfruit (Célestine H. Vaite)
Breadfruit
37
Célestine H. Vaite
Breath, Eyes, Memory (Edwidge Danticat)
Breath, Eyes, Memory
38
Edwidge Danticat
Bright (Duanwad Pimwana)
Bright
39
Duanwad Pimwana
Britt-Marie Was Here (Fredrik Backman)
Britt-Marie Was Here
40
Fredrik Backman
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